parapet

(noun)

Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.

Related Terms

Examples of parapet in the following topics:

  • The Temple of Athena Nike

    • The Temple of Athena Nike stands on the parapet of the Acropolis, to the southwest and to the right of the Propylaea.
    • A parapet was added on the balustrade to protect visitors from falling down the steep hillside.

  • Architecture of Djenne

    • Built with imposing façades with pilaster-like buttresses, many have elaborate arrangements of pinnacles forming a parapet above the entrance door.

  • English Architecture in the Baroque Period

    • Chronologically following the Elizabethan style, the Jacobean style can be classified by its adoption of decadent and detailed Renaissance motifs such as columns and pilasters, round arch arcades, and flat roofs with openwork parapets.

  • The Acropolis

    • The Temple of Athena Nike (427-425 BCE), designed by Kallikrates in honor of the goddess of victory, stands on the parapet of the Acropolis, to the southwest and to the right of the Propylaea.
    • A parapet was added on the balustrade to protect visitors from falling down the steep hillside.